not differ in the magnitude of the reduction of evoked theta power nor in levels of resting EEG theta power relative to controls, both of which measures have been shown to be genetically influenced (e.g., Tang et al. 2007a,b; Zlojutro et al. 2011). In total, these findings suggest that higher than normal theta ERS in a simple target detection task is an effect of chronic alcohol abuse on the brain that may recover (albeit incompletely) with extended abstinence.
